Why I don't want a PowerPro

reible · Post by **reible** » Sat Mar 16, 2013 2:24 pm

This seems to be on a lot of peoples minds so I thought you might want a place to vent your reasons.

To get you started you can do some reading here:

https://forum.shopsmith.com/viewtopic.php?t=12401

and here

https://forum.shopsmith.com/viewtopic.php?t=12379

I can't comment here as I have already decided I wanted one and got one.

OK go for it!

Ed

Gampa · Post by **Gampa** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 10:12 pm

I am not going to say I don't want the Power Pro upgrade. I even started saving up for one. But I found that I was putting off other things that I want to do to make my shop and woodworking better. Like better storage, a mobile workbench and better heating system. If the upgrade ever seems worth the bang for the buck it will go back on the list.

terrydowning · Post by **terrydowning** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 12:47 pm

Too expensive. Just no value add for me.

If I win the Lotto, then most likely. I just don't have the disposable income for it.

dforeman · Post by **dforeman** » Mon Mar 18, 2013 2:59 pm

For my current Mark 5, I really haven't had much of a need to upgrade. But, I have been slowly restoring an older Mark 7 and I have been toying around with the idea of a Power Pro as a replacement headstock.

Ed in Tampa · Post by **Ed in Tampa** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 1:36 pm

It is not that I don't want one. I think everyone that owns a SS wants one.
But right now the cheapest Power Pro upgrade costs more than it should. Even if I use high end figures I can't justify the cost of the Power Pro, so I can't see spending my money on something I can't justify the cost of.

beeg · Post by **beeg** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 3:37 pm

Ed in Tampa wrote: I think everyone that owns a SS wants one.

Sorry Ed, but you are wrong. At least for me.

Ed in Tampa · Post by **Ed in Tampa** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 4:14 pm

Obvioulsy I am wrong in your case. But I think most people that spend any time on this forum would like a Power Pro if for no other reason than to play with it and see how it works. The quieter sound is a big plus to me but my SS isn't loud by any stretch of the imagination.

fjimp · Post by **fjimp** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 5:55 pm

I do not desire to purchase a Power Pro, however I truly enjoy the one I have. Jim:D:):p;)